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NFL clubs approved Robert Wood Johnson IV as New York Jets owner
NFL clubs approved Robert Wood Johnson IV as New York Jets owner on 18 January 2000.
18 January 2000 · New York City
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The story
NFL clubs approved Robert Wood Johnson IV as the new owner of the New York Jets at a league meeting on 18 January 2000. The Pro Football Hall of Fame chronology records the decision as a completed league governance event.
How it unfolded
The approval was the formal sporting consequence that followed the proposed sale of the franchise. This report therefore covers the league's ownership decision once and does not treat earlier negotiations, bidding reports or coaching speculation as separate confirmed outcomes.
The wider picture
A contemporaneous Washington Post report corroborates the decision date and club approval. iintroo preserves that historical date separately from the archive-addition timestamp and does not add claims about later ownership developments to this January 2000 record.
Sources
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